{"id":1174465,"date":"2020-11-03T18:39:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T18:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1174465"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:14:54","slug":"jack-grealish-calves-football-performance","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/jack-grealish-calves-football-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Grealish’s legs are ‘like tree trunks’, but does size matter when it comes to footballer’s calves?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I often get asked about calf size and how it relates to performance, especially from athletes who all seemingly want pythons between their knees and ankles, like Jack Grealish.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Aston Villa captain regularly flaunts his bulging calf muscles because of his trademark low-slung socks<\/span>, allowing fans of the Villans to see their skipper strain every sinew for the club. And it is those monstrous calves, described by former Notts County teammate Danny Haynes as “tree trunks”<\/a>, that go me thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jack Grealish has won 100+ fouls in each of the last three league seasons:<\/p>\n

\u274d 2017-18: 101
\u274d 2018-19: 161
\u274d 2019-20: 167<\/p>\n

It's all in the calves. ?<\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n